3 weeks ago
Two Elephant Tusks Seized, Two Arrested in Assam
In a place called Assam in India, police arrested two people for breaking the law.
The two people had elephant tusks, which are the huge teeth elephants use for eating and digging.
Police found two tusks with them, and each one weighed about two kilograms.
It is against the law to sell elephant tusks because elephants are protected animals.
The two people were trying to sell the tusks for about six lakh rupees, which is a very large amount of money.
Selling tusks is dangerous for elephants, because it encourages people to hunt them.
The police took the tusks away and handed the two people to the forest department.
Now, officers will keep investigating to find other people who might be doing the same illegal trade.
Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) arrested two persons in Tamulpur district.
Two elephant ivory tusks weighing 2.09 kg and 1.97 kg were seized from the suspects.
The arrests were made from Bangalipara in Tamulpur on Friday night.
The suspects allegedly tried to sell the tusks for about Rs 6 lakh, at a negotiated rate of around Rs 1.5 lakh per kg.
The STF lodged an FIR and handed the case to the Forest Department to unearth the wider inter-state and pan-India wildlife trafficking nexus.
- Who
- Two unidentified persons arrested by the Assam Police Special Task Force (STF)
- What
- Two elephant ivory tusks were seized and two people were arrested for allegedly trying to sell them
- Where
- Bangalipara, Tamulpur district, Assam, India (report filed from Guwahati)
- When
- Friday night operation by the STF; the police statement was released on Saturday
- Why
- The suspects were allegedly trying to sell the tusks for around Rs 6 lakh, suspected to be part of wildlife trafficking
Key facts
- Persons arrested
- 2
- Items seized
- 2 elephant ivory tusks
- Tusk weights
- 2.09 kg and 1.97 kg
- Alleged sale price
- Around Rs 6 lakh
- Negotiated rate
- Around Rs 1.5 lakh per kg
- Arrest location
- Bangalipara, Tamulpur, Assam
- Conducting unit
- Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police
- Case transferred to
- Forest Department after FIR









